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Metal and Plastic Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Alabama

Metal and Plastic Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Alabama

Want to work in Alabama as a Metal and Plastic Plating and Coating Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender? Read this first!

$31,100 Median Salary
70 Job Openings
  • Metal and Plastic Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Alabama earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Metal and Plastic Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Work in Alabama?

In Alabama, there were 660 people working as Metal and Plastic Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the year 2018.

There were 690 Metal and Plastic Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 550 Metal and Plastic Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders working in it, which means Alabama has more Metal and Plastic Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Alabama

Jobs for Metal and Plastic Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, which is better than what is projected nationwide which is a decrease of 13.9%.

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Alabama Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 70 annual Metal and Plastic Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders job openings in Alabama, and 690 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 2,800 annual jobs and 30,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Metal and Plastic Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Make in Alabama?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $21,670 to $46,420 with $31,100 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.42 to $22.32. The median hourly rate was $14.95.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $13.95 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.00.

The median salary in Alabama is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Alabama Metros for Metal and Plastic Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Metal and Plastic Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 300 $26,260
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 120 $35,700
Mobile, AL 40 $42,600

Top States for Metal and Plastic Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Employment

View the list below to see where most Metal and Plastic Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 4,730 $32,990
Ohio 3,560 $32,810
Texas 3,030 $30,490
Michigan 2,960 $30,180
Illinois 2,450 $31,030
Indiana 2,310 $31,620
Pennsylvania 1,840 $35,970
New York 1,670 $31,300
Wisconsin 1,610 $30,340
Missouri 1,180 $29,960
North Carolina 1,130 $32,060
Minnesota 1,120 $34,270
Massachusetts 1,010 $39,200
Connecticut 850 $36,050
New Jersey 790 $35,410
Florida 690 $30,930
Tennessee 680 $32,870
Alabama 660 $31,100
Nebraska 600 $35,510
Oregon 570 $34,750

Below are the states where Metal and Plastic Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
West Virginia $51,590
Maryland $39,530
Georgia $39,320
Massachusetts $39,200
Oklahoma $38,130
Colorado $37,780
Connecticut $36,050
Pennsylvania $35,970
Maine $35,960
New Hampshire $35,560

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Occupation Alabama Employment Total
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic 620
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners 280
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 190

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